Senior Operations Manager

St Mark's Church Darling Point
Location: Darling Point, Sydney
Location type: On Site
Date advertised: 25th November 2025
Job Type: Part time
Closing Date: 7th January 2026

At St Mark's, we are committed to being transformed by grace to love one another, serve the city, and share Christ. Our ministry focuses on sharing Christ in personal relationships and the promotion of the Gospel.

To do this, we have four ministry staff leading, teaching and equipping our members (about 400), and a large team of volunteers and part-time staff engaging in supporting the ministry in various ways, including in the office, maintaining the grounds, looking after IT and property, and running the Friends of St Mark's.

We're looking for someone who can pull this all together and help keep us focussed on the big picture.

The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the operational, administrative, and financial aspects of St Mark's Anglican Church. This leadership role enables ministry staff to focus on their pastoral and spiritual responsibilities by ensuring a smooth and professional operational environment.

We're keen for you to be on site with us at Darling Point, to help bring our various ministries and activities together, but we are happy to have a conversation about the best way you might be able to serve.

• Ministry Support: Support the Senior Minister in execution of strategic priorities, organisational development and management of the ministry.
• Office Management: Oversee and support the day to day functioning of the Parish Office, including leading a team of up to four part time staff.
• Accounts and Financial Management: With the Treasurer, ensure financial management, payment, and procurement systems and processes are fit for purpose and adhered to.
• Human Resources and People: Manage staff recruitment, contracts, onboarding, and offboarding.
• Risk and Compliance: Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations, and Diocesan guidelines.
• Property Management: With contractors and partners, support the maintenance and development of church and residential properties.
• Parish Technology: With contractors, support the maintenance of effective IT systems and support staff in their use.
• Church Events and Communications: Support organizing church events, communications, and social media activity.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, administration, or management (desirable).
• At least 5 years of experience in operations, administration, or related leadership roles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Experience in managing budgets, teams, and projects.
• Competence in managing church related technologies including MailChimp, Elvanto, MS Office, Xero, payment and banking systems, and websites.
• Alignment with the mission and values of St Mark's Anglican Church.

If you think you might be the person to help bring this all together, you can request a position description or submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to:

Applications with no cover letter will not be considered.

Job applications close by 7th January 2026 with a start date to be negotiated for the right candidate.

Please be aware that this job ad was placed and authorised only for the sydneyanglicans.net website.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land upon which Anglican churches, schools and organisations meet and serve
from the Hawkesbury River south to Ulladulla and Sutton Forest, and west to the Blue Mountains and Lithgow.
We acknowledge and pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging,
and pray that God will unite us all in a knowledge of his Son, in whom all things were created.